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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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